Design And Develop A PICO Hydro GenerationSystem Using Permanent Magnet Aternator

Hydroelectric is a renewable eqergy that most developed. It contributes about 97% of the total energy from others renewable energy. Many resources have been obtained easily and it environmental friendly operation put it as main choice among other salvage source of energy. The purpose of this project is to study and produce Pico hydro system using hydroelectric concept that able to supply energy to domestic consumer if any disruption occur in the Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB's) main supply system. The proposed design of Pico Hydro power generation system uses permanent magnet alternator as generator. The system has capacity to generate less than I KW power (for home application) that able to charge the batteries for power storage. The proposed system can help consumers to reduce the monthly electricity bill by utilizing the energy from the ,battery bank for small loads. In addition, the proposed Pico Hydro system is also able to accommodate energy during power shortage condition. Result from this study can give contribution to the future Research and Development (R&D) particularly in the field of small scale hydroelectric generation.